Lyndon Johnson said "We must not be content to sit back in our rocking chair and let the rest of the world go by, because we must have objectives, we must have ambitions, we must have the pioneering spirit today that came to this Nation 200 years ago." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 26, 1964

We must not be content to sit back in our rocking chair and let the rest of the world go by, because we must have objectives, we must have ambitions, we must have the pioneering spirit today that came to this Nation 200 years ago.

Said by

Lyndon Johnson

Democratic · Texas

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner in Minneapolis

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